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Picture source: Clive Schneidau

The Hearts Of Oak was situated at 70 Boutport Street. This grade-II listed pub closed in the late 1990s and was later used as a bistro called La Spirit, then a restaurant called the Southgate. After the Southgate closed in 2022 it became an Asian restaurant.

Listed building details:

Public house. Early C19. Solid rendered walls. Hipped, slated roof. Red brick chimney on side wall to Maiden Street. 3 storeys. One-window range to Boutport Street, one window on the broad rounded corner, and 5 windows to Maiden Street. Ground storey to Boutport Street and on the corner rebuilt in mid/late C20 tiles. Upper-storey windows have barred sashes: 6 over 9 panes in 2nd storey to Boutport Street with 3 over 6 panes above; 8 over 12 panes on 2nd-storey corner with 4 over 8 panes above. Boxed, moulded eaves cornice, this continuing round 2 bays of the Maiden Street front. Latter has 3 windows with small-paned sashes in each of the upper storeys. The building occupies an important position at the junction of Boutport Street and High Street.

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Picture source: Hania Franek